Toni Preckwinkle On Mayoral Run, #NoCopAcademy, Violence As A Public Health Crisis

Toni Preckwinkle On Mayoral Run, #NoCopAcademy, Violence As A Public Health Crisis

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The November midterm elections are just one week away, and Toni Preckwinkle has her eye on both Nov. 6 and Feb. 26.

The powerful Cook County Board president is up for re-election next week, but she’s also emerged as one of the top contenders to take the Chicago mayor’s office in a few months.

Morning Shift guest host Kyra Kyles checks in with Preckwinkle about her mayoral run, Cook County politics and why she’s not supporting a judge who is up for retention on the Nov. 6 ballot.